H.T.F.C.

On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:02:51 GMT, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

>Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 09 May 2008 06:08:53 GMT, John Doe
>> <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> put finger to keyboard
>
>>>The motherboard manual says the BIOS should have options for fan
>>>speed control but I don't see them.
>
>> I think this behaviour may be normal.
>
>If it's normal, then they need to update the owner's manual.
>
>And enable the QST without having to do a BIOS maintenance startup.
>
>I think mine has something to do with the fact I bought an open box
>product and maybe that the DP35DP is problematic (leading to greater
>availability of open box products). I'm not whining though, unless
>something else comes up, it's already been resolved. I really don't
>mind doing a little electrical work to make the fan run normally.

I think you really need to monitor the fan speed as the CPU's
temperature rises. All you've said so far is that the fan spins at its
minimum speed at whatever temperature. As suggested by TM, try loading
up your CPU with a torture test, eg CPUburn or Prime95.

- Franc Zabkar
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